VANCOUVER — One of the founders of a “compassion club” that sold safety-tested heroin, cocaine and other drugs told a B.C. Supreme Court constitutional challenge that they felt “invincible” and hoped media coverage of their operation would spur public conversation.

But Jeremy Kalicum of the Drug User Liberation Front says he now believes the publicity led to their arrests.

He told the court in Vancouver that he and co-founder Eris Nyx were uncomfortable engaging with the media, but coverage of the club’s operations added to public knowledge and aligned with the club’s principles of transparency and accountability.

Kalicum and Nyx were found guilty this month on charges of possession of drugs for the purpose of trafficking, but their conviction is on hold until the constitutional challen

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